When to Go
When to Visit Germany: Month by Month
Average highs, rainfall and public holidays across all twelve months in Germany — and the quietest hours at the places worth going.
- Best month
- Sep
- Average high
- 3–26°C
- Rainfall
- 591mm
The year at a glance
- Good time to go
- Middling
- Less good
- Best avoided
Colours rank each country's twelve months against one another: how far the month sits from a mild 22°C in either direction, and how much of the year's rain falls in it. The number is that month's average daytime high.
Easiest months to travel
Ranked by how mild and dry each month is on average. A comfortable month can still be a busy one — check its holidays.
Every month compared
| Month | Average high | Average low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° | -2° | 55mm |
| Feb | 6° | -1° | 48mm |
| Mar | 10° | 1° | 40mm |
| Apr | 14° | 4° | 30mm |
| May | 19° | 8° | 36mm |
| Jun | 26° | 14° | 64mm |
| Jul | 26° | 15° | 77mm |
| Aug | 26° | 15° | 51mm |
| Sep | 22° | 11° | 38mm |
| Oct | 16° | 7° | 56mm |
| Nov | 8° | 2° | 47mm |
| Dec | 4° | 0° | 49mm |
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Verified quiet times
Real foot-traffic data for places worth timing right.
- Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg Sat 8–9 AM
- Mercedes-Benz Museum Stuttgart
- Heidelberg Castle Heidelberg Weekdays 9–11 AM, 5–6 PM
- Dresden Zwinger Dresden Weekdays 7–10 AM, 9–10 PM
- Imperial Castle of Nuremberg Nuremberg Mon·Tue·Wed 9–11 AM
- Nymphenburg Palace Munich Weekdays 9–10 AM, 5–6 PM
Places to go in Germany
attraction Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate stands on Pariser Platz in Berlin's Mitte district. 4.7★ (190,349 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem Deutsches Museum
Deutsches Museum stands on Museumsinsel, a gravel-banked island in the Isar river in central Munich, about a ten-minute walk from Isartor S-Bahn station. 4.5★ (44,070 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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Climate figures are 10-year averages for Berlin, from NASA POWER; holidays from public calendars. Updated monthly.